Leading Devon-based stove manufacturer, Dean Forge, is launching a new showroom in Exeter, with an open day on Saturday 12 September.
Customers will be able to take advantage of a fantastic one-off promotion of up to 50% off selected stoves and huge savings on leading brands, including Dean Forge’s own range. The new venue – located in Marsh Barton, near the Porsche Garage – will celebrate local craftsmanship, stocking products hand-made in its factory in Buckfastleigh, Devon.
To mark the launch of its second showroom, Dean Forge is also unveiling its latest innovation, The...
Heard about Exeter Street Slide and fancy taking on the giant 300ft waterslide this summer? The event you’ve been waiting for all summer is actually happening but you need to be quick to enter as the final ballot countdown has begun.
To be in with a chance to slide you must enter the ballot by 5pm on Monday 17 August or you could miss out on one of the hottest events this summer!
For one day only, on Sunday 6th September, Exeter Deaf Academy will transform Fore Street hill into a giant water slide for Exeter Street Slide - so you can see the summer out with a splash!...
A family braved gale force winds during a 955 sponsored cycle ride to raise money for two Exeter charities who cared for their mum. Four members of Kathryn Hall’s family spent nine days in the saddle cycling from John O’Groats to Land’s End.
So far the team has raised £6,200 for Hospiscare and FORCE, the local charities which supported Kathryn Hall, from Silverton, who died in March 2014.
The cyclists faced strong winds, lashing rain and more than nine miles of vertical ascent.
"We spent 75 hours in the saddle and burnt 4-5500 calories a day" says Lisa Rew, Kathryn’...
A fabulous ladies-only event to launch the exciting new Audi R8 Coupé with something for everyone from local independent concessionaries… everything from food demonstrations, flaring, fashion, fascinating magic and fast cars.
Enjoy delicious wine and canapés and a night of pampering, entertainment and an array of glittering diamonds from Michael Spiers Jewellers. Witty presenter Judi Spiers is compère throughout the evening and entry is FREE. A charity raffle with fantastic prizes will help to raise much needed funds for Macmillan Nurses.
The GoHARD Obstacle Run Series is a 3km and 6km run incorporating various obstacles, including a camouflage net crawl, a Bulgarian bag carry, log lunge, farmers walk, balance beam and ‘over and under’ hurdles. Failure to cross the balance beam will see competitors tasting dirt as they are then made to execute 5 solid burpees. The ‘over and under’ hurdles include a series of solid 6ft walls, intermixed with low beams requiring good upper body strength and agility. The course is suited for all abilities and the entry cost of £22 includes an event vest, with spot prizes for the event winners...
Police officers from Ottery St Mary are reminding people to take their personal items with them after a parked car was broken into and valuables stolen.
The theft took place just before 3pm and 4.30pm on Thursday 13 August at White Cross Cark Park, East Hill, Ottery St Mary.
A blue Nissan X-Trail had the window smashed and personal items worth over a thousand pounds was stolen.
Amongst the items stolen was a pink iPhone 5, a black Mulberry wallet, Pierre Cardin glasses, a large blue leather handbag, cash and credit cards.
Library users in Pinhoe, Exeter, are getting a helping hand with using the internet as part of a new nationwide digital inclusion initiative.
Devon County Council has joined forces with BT and Barclays as part of their campaign to bring free Wifi and hands-on digital support to communities across the UK.
The County Council’s library in Pinhoe is one of 100 UK centres taking part in the initiative, which aims to support the Government’s Digital Inclusion strategy to reduce the number of people offline in the UK by 25% by 2016.
One of East Devon’s most long-lived independent shops has been fundraising for Devon’s newest wild animals. Staff at Roberts, Ottery St Mary’s venerable hardware and homeware shop, decided to support the River Otter beavers by setting up a fundraising book and DVD stall in the store. Donated items raise funds for the River Otter Beaver Trial, the Devon Wildlife Trust-led project that convinced the Government to allow the beavers to stay in the wild – and is now monitoring the beaver population and its effects for the next five years. Anna Feeney, who works at Roberts, had become a keen...
Teignmouth Folk Concerts, Teignmouth's premier music event, is a series of concerts running on the second Saturday each month at The Alice Cross Centre, 1-3 Bitton Park Rd., Teignmouth, TQ14 9BT. The guests on the 10th October are "Zulu Tradition" from KwaZulu, Natal, who will be presenting an evening of Zulu Culture in song, dance, music and drumming. Vibrant, Dynamic, and not to be missed.
